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Monday, 26 July 10
CEMENT MAKERS EXPLORE NEW FUELS TO REPLACE COAL - ECONOMIC TIMES
 Economic Times reported that, As the cement industry reels under high raw material costs and reduced coal linkages, companies are exploring alternative options such as rubber tyres and rice husk as substitutes for fuel.
Companies such as Grasim Industries, ACC, Shiva Cement have started using alternative fuels in their plants while other cement firms are exploring similar techniques to deal with the fuel shortage.
“As coal prices are rising, there is no other option but to use alternative fuels like rubber tyres, saw dust and sewage as alternatives, though the percentage is small currently,” said Shree Cement managing director Hari Mohan Bangur. Other companies such as JK Cement, too, have plans to use alternatives such as city waste, rubber tyres and saw dust for the production of cement.
Cement firms recently wrote to the coal ministry seeking additional supplies from Singareni Collieries Company, one of the largest suppliers to cement plants in the southern states.
RP Gupta, CMD, Shiva Cement said, “We have recently started using char (by product of iron steel) as an alternative for coal. As cost saving is concerned, one needs to see things in the long term. Initially, it’s around 3% of total raw material cost but it will increase to 5-10% in the next few years.”
The Indian cement industry is likely to face a coal crunch in the short-to-medium term, say analysts. “Companies will have to take the tough measure as importing coal is a costly proposition,” said Rupesh Sankhe, analyst at Angel Securities.
There is a gap between the demand and supply of coal and the companies have to create alternative arrangements, say industry experts. Even, coal supplies may see a slight drop in August due to rains. According to the Cement Manufacturers Association, about 17.2 million tonne were produced and 17.3 million tonne were despatched in June against 16.6 mt and 16.7 mt, respectively, in June 2009.
India has more than 70 cement companies and a total installed capacity of 260 million tonne. Cement manufacturers will add 110 million tonne to their current production capacities at an investment of about Rs 50,000 crore over the next three years.
The Indian cement industry is growing at 9-11% for the past few years with a capacity of 260 million tonne while China, the world’s largest market, is growing at 14%. The global market is expected to grow at 5% and the Brazil market at 4%.
Source: Economic Times
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Thursday, 24 February 11
DRY BULK MARKET KEEPS LOSING GROUND, CAPESIZES SUFFERING - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The dry bulk market lost further ground yesterday, as the industry’s benchmark, the Baltic Dry Index was rapidly falling, ending the session d ...
Thursday, 24 February 11
SUPRAS ARE FIXED AT CLOSE TO 10K FOR TRIPS VIA INDONESIA TO INDIA WITH COAL - FEARNBULK
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After a short lived surge in rates the Atlantic market has flattened out due to too many spot vessels. The USGulf has cooled down somewhat f ...
Wednesday, 23 February 11
LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF COAL COULD TRIP MEGA POWER PLANT - THE ECONOMIC TIMES
The Economic Times, an Indian leading news paper reported that, an acute shortage of domestic coal is threatening to destabilize new power generatio ...
Wednesday, 23 February 11
DRY BULK MARKET BACK ON RETREAT MODE - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The two week rise of dry bulk freight rates seems to have come to a halt this week, with the industry’s benchmark, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) lo ...
Wednesday, 23 February 11
INDONESIA NEEDS TO REVISE EXPORT BAN ON 5600 GAD COAL EXPORT - INDUSTRY
COALspot.com - The Indonesian government may be forced to revise its 2014 timeline for the proposed ban on all low quality coal exports, Patrick Han ...
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- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
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- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- The University of Queensland
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Planning Commission, India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
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